Doctoral Student in Biology

I am a tropical Ecologist with a broad interest in community and ecosystem dynamics. My experiences range from fieldwork to statistics and data analyses. My current interest relies on understanding the dynamics above and below-ground processes and their consequences on ecosystem maintenance.

University of Miami (UM)

Doctoral Student in Biology

Miami, FL, United States

2022 - Present

Advisor: Dr. Amy Zanne

University of Sao Paulo (USP)

MBA in Data Science and Analytics

Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

2022 - Present

Thesis: ShinyApp application as a tool for ecological data management, analyses, visualization, and digital decision making approach (Application Result)
Advisor: Dr. Walter Mesquita Filho

São Paulo State University (UNESP)

Master in Ecology and Biodiversity

Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

2018 - 2021

Thesis: Large mammalian herbivores modulate plant growth form diversity in a tropical rainforest (UNESP Libraries)
Advisor: Dr. Mauro Galetti

São Paulo State University (UNESP)

Bachelor in Ecology

Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

2013 - 2016

Thesis: Uma análise de modelagem do ciclo hidrológico e impactos do aumento da concentração de CO2 atmosférico na Amazônia (UNESP Libraries)
Advisor: Dr. David Montenegro Lapola

Multivariate Analysis using R

e-MultivaR (Online)

Florianópolis, SC, Brazil

2020

Hierarchical Modelling of Species Communities with the R-package Hmsc

University of Helsinki (Online)

Helsinki, Finland

2020

Introduction to Hierarchical Modeling

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

2019

Introduction of R: data management, visualization and analysis

LaBic - UNESP

Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

2019

Geographic information system in the analysis of environmental risks using ArcGIS software

Geoprocessing with no boundaries (online)

Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

2017

Doctoral Graduate Fellowship

Dean’s fellowship (US$ 72.000,00)
University of Miami (UM)

Miami, FL, United States

2022 - 2024

Master Graduate International Fellowship

Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) (US$ 9.636,00)
São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Grant #2019/20905-4

Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

2020 - 2021

Title: The effects of defaunation on carbon stock in plant functional groups in the Atlantic forest
Aim: 1- Access the carbon content in plant growth form saplings in different growth stages; 2- Investigate how Defaunation might affect plant carbon content

Master Graduate Scholarship

Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) (BRL 48,852.54)
São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Grant #19/05538-5

Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

2018 - 2021

Title: Large mammalian herbivores modulate plant growth form diversity in a tropical rainforest
Aim: 1- Investigate how the extinction of large mammalian herbivores might affect plant growth form community by changes plant composition, interactions and diversity; 2- Address the consequences of these changes to the tropical forest

Scientific Initiation Scholarship

Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) (BRL 7,960.00)
São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Grant #15/03759-3

Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

2016

Title: An analysis modeling of the hydrological cycle and impacts of increased atmospheric CO2 concentration in the Amazon
Aim: 1- Validation and calibration of a water balance model using updated input data; 2- application of this model in the Amazon forest, in line with the AmazonFACE project, seeking to improve understanding of the effects of increased CO2 in the water dynamics of this biome

Technical Training

Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) (BRL 13,021.60)
São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Grant #21/08509-6

Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

2021 - 2022

Title: Curatorship, processing and synthesis of seed dispersal traits of plants and animals from literature and field data
Aim: 1- Creating an online platform for plant traits data input; 2- Create a platform for data manipulation, analysis, and visualization

Environmental consultant

University of Miami

Miami, FL, United States

2021 - 2022

Environmental consultant

LaBic

Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

2018

Environmental consultant

LaBic

Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

2017 - 2018

Environmental consultant

São Paulo State University

Botucatu, SP, Brazil

2017 - 2018

Environmental consultant

Itirapina Ecological Station

Itirapina, SP, Brazil

2017

Graduation

N/A

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01. Fortran mondelling and ArcGIS visualization

Teacher Assistant Graduate in Ecology and Biodiversity Environmental Changing classes São Paulo State University (UNESP)

Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

2014

Undergraduation

N/A

N/A

02. R-based statistics applied to ecology fieldwork

Teacher Assistant Undergraduate in Ecology Fieldwork Ecology classes São Paulo State University (UNESP)

Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

2018

01. Savanna fieldwork sample design experiment

Teacher Assistant Undergraduate in Environmental Science Biogeography for Environmental Management and Analysis classes Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar)

São Carlos, SP, Brazil

2018

01. The Atlantic Forest History, Biodiversity, Threats and Opportunities of the Mega-diverse Forest

Chapter: Causes and Consequences of Large-Scale Defaunation in the Atlantic Forest

New York: Springer

N/A

Galetti, Mauro; Gonçalves, Fernando; Villar, Nacho; Zipparro, Valesca; Paz, Claudia; Mendes, Calebe; Lautenschlager, Lais; Souza, Yuri; Akkawi, Paula; Pedrosa, Felipe;, Bulascoschi, Leticia; Bello, Carolina; Sevá, Anaiá P.; Sales, Lilian; Genes, Luísa; Abra, Fernanda; Bovendorp, Ricardo S. 2021, 297–324p, ISBN: 978-3-030-55322-7

06. Frugivory and seed dispersal by the Red-footed Tortoise Chelonoidis carbonaria

Acta Oecologica, 116: 103837

N/A

2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2022.103837
Lautenschlager, Lais; Souza, Yuri; Galetti, Mauro

05. Large mammalian herbivores modulate plant growth form diversity in a tropical rainforest

Journal of Ecology, 110(04), 845-859 p

N/A

2022

DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13846
Souza, Yuri; Villar, Nacho; Ziparro, Valesca; Nazareth, Sérgio; Galetti, Mauro

04. ATLANTIC MAMMALS: a data set of assemblages of medium and large-sized mammals of the Atlantic Forest of South America

Ecology 100(10), e02785

N/A

2019

DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2785
Souza, Yuri, et al.

03. ATLANTIC AMPHIBIANS: a data set of amphibian communities from the Atlantic Forests of South America

Ecology 99(07), 1692-1692 p

N/A

2018

DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2392
Vancine, Maurício H.; Duarte, Kauã da Silva; De Souza, Yuri S.; Giovanelli, João G, R.; Martins- sobrinho, Paulo M.; López, Ariel; Bovo, Rafael P.; Maffei, Fábio; Lion, Marília B.; Ribeiro Júnior, José W.; Brassaloti, R.; Da Costa, Carolina O, R.; Sawakuchi, Henrique O.; Forti, Lucas R.; Cacciali, Pier; Bertoluci, Jaime; Haddad, Célio F, B.; Ribeiro, Milton C.

02. Análise Temporal da Invasão Biológica de Pinus sp. em Área Úmida do Domínio Cerrado

Revista Brasileira de Geografia Física 11(02), 521-531 p

N/A

2018

DOI: 10.26848/rbgf.v11.2.p521-531
Conciani, Dhemerson; De Souza, Yuri S.; Ruffino, Paulo H, P.; Zanchetta, Denise

01. Uma aplicação de modelagem do ciclo hidrológico e impactos do aumento da concentração de CO2 atmosférico na Amazônia

Revista UniVap

N/A

2016

DOI: 10.18066/revistaunivap.v22i40.477
Souza, Yuri S.; Lapola, David M.